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Sonic Adventure 2 IS THE WORST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 16
Date: June 29, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I have been a Sonic fan since I was 2 and I am now almost 13 and this is the biggest disappointment of my life as a Sonic fan. I should know because I have every one of the Sonic games in existance! SA1 was much better; you could choose your characters and it was much longer. They reeeeeeeally pushed the rival limit with them. This is was the worst game ever in Sonic history!

THIS IS NOT A SONIC GAME!!!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: June 02, 2003
Author: Amazon User

The orinigal sonic game had a very simple objective. All you have to do is to go through the level and free sonic's animal friends and destory Eggman. In Sonic Adventure it's the same thing but, more adventurous. But, Sonic Adventure 2 is NOTHING...the storyline is totally off the main objective of the oringinal sonic games.
Sonic Adventure 2 is no where near the oringinal. The music on SA2 is not all that good. Who would put rock music on the very final boss when the world is abuot to be destroyed? And why is there Rap music on the Knuckles stages? The music is so bad that I could put the volume down on my T.V. The levels on sonic adventure 2 are not original and they are to hard to complete. What does the military have to do with sonic? And are the people in the game color blined!? Can't they even tell from a blue hedgehog from a black hedgehog!?
The cut sences in the game are terrible! And I can't belive my favorite blue hedgehog say's something kinda negative: "I'll let you eat those words!". When I first heard him said that I thought it wasn't like him to say such a thing! I really think sonic is not the violent type. Also, WHAT IN THE WORLD IS WITH THESE ROBOTS!? The robots barely have those big cute eyes! Also, in the cut scenes you can't barley hear the character voices. I also don't like the violent situations sonic's in this game. And he gets to go to jail for nothing! The boss levels in this game stink. To conclude this, I've been a sonic fan since the very first SEGA Genesis came out. I actually know sonic very well from the old Genesis games. He is actually my favorite color! I really think of sonic as very heroic for saving his animal friends from Eggman. And sonic adventure2 just won't cut it! On a final note: I think sonic3 & Knuckles is the best sonic game in the world! The story line is good and has a very few sad things in it(Dooms Day Act2 with sad music). I really think this game is much better than SA2. The game doesn't have a whole lot of felling to it. If you are a classic sonic fan(like me!) I do not RECOMMEND this game. If you are a sonic fan all the way... try the game and see if you like it. If you seen the classic sonic games you will see what I mean.

P.S. Iam keeping my sonic game for classic and birthday reasons.
(I was about to sell the game to a used game store!)

The most unSonic Sonic game yet, & that's not a good thing.

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 3 / 6
Date: January 12, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I remember Sonic games as:
-A series of levels, all different and distinct.
-A simple storyline that didn't interfere with gameplay.
-A simple method of gameplay that was challenging, but could be mastered if you thought about it.
-A soundtrack that mixed up several genres and matched the mood of the music.

I see none of those qualities here.

You have so little level variety in this game. The first half offers some minimal variety. And just forget about the second half... It's ALL space age mechanical stuff. You will be sick and tired of it. Not even the last level (not boss) will offer anything different from what you've seen so far.

You'll also have to deal with some odd things. Such as, the Golden Gate Bridge, with a road that bends all over the place. There a quite a few city levels, and for what reason? For crying out loud, simply because the story brought the characters back there.

And we shall now address the storyline. Sonic Adventure was the most complex storyline in Sonic prior to this. It took a bit of brainpower to comprehend, but it was workable. And the story was portable, too. You could be on the beach one minute, in the ruins for the next boss, in the air, then the Casino, and it all flowed smoothly. But that doesn't hold true for Sonic Adventure 2. The storyline STILL escapes me. EVERYTHING should have been explained, instead of simply hinted at. And the said level variety was sacrificed for that story. The story took the characters to a space station and kept them there VERY EARLY in the game. It made for an exiting conclusion, but mainly because you were so BORED for the last half of the game, playing the same level with a changed shape.

And gameplay is much less than elementary. You have to learn how to grind for the whole game as Sonic. They should have made it like snowboarding: one level, once. But no, you have to do it the whole game if you're Sonic or Shadow. And I fail to see what's so great about grinding that made it such a revolutionarily large element of the game. If you're Tails or Eggman, you pilot a machine the whole game. You will instantly miss doing things such as flying as Tails, and may or may not hate the way you have to pilot a bulky machine around and shooting things with a delicate aiming system. In this game, things fly at you so fast, you don't have time you use it. The game FORCES you to button mash this game. Knuckles and Rouge partake in a treasure hunting game. It gets dull and overly challenging for Knuckles early on, and Rouge for her last stage or two. The radar is pretty much useless because you now have to depend on clues. You have to get to know the level very well to understand these clues. And you don't want to, because they're huge, and you have emeralds to find.

Also, the game may have lost one star off the review because of the badnicks you encounter: gelatinous creatures similar to Chaos... They will hit fire lasers at you. They will wrap tentacles around you within seconds, and you may not have even noticed them yet. And if you DO notice them in the split second you have, they will hide their heads and make themselves temporarily invulnerable for the instant you hit them. Then they will start attacking you again. It used to be that those badnicks were a way to keep the gamer from becoming careless. Now, you could plan your approach out in advance, rehearse it, and you still would only have a shot in the dark at taking ONE of these things out without losing your rings. And then you are expected to collect 100 rings with those things swarming over the level for another emblem.

The least of my worries, but yet icing on the cake, the soundtrack was 2/3 rock, 1/6 rap and 1/6 jazz. And most of that rock is technometal, which gets quite old after awhile. The genre is based on the character who plays, NOT the type of level, like in every other game they've ever made.

Really, if you love what every other Sonic game has been like before this, you'll need to find something else you like about this game, or it will NOT be worth your money.

Not So Super Sonic

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 9
Date: July 05, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This game is a game with a good story but the character of Shadow was totally un necessary, if there should be a good/bad sonic it should be Sonic nd Robotnick not Sonic and Shadow. Fun but bad character development kills it.

Sonic

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 9
Date: June 27, 2002
Author: Amazon User

We bought this game when we purched our Dreamcast. This is the least played game that my daughter plays.

Sega..........What have you done?

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 4
Date: October 16, 2002
Author: Amazon User

When I first played the demo for this game I was pretty excited, but when I got the game I was immediatley disappointed.If your expecting a remake or similarities of the first game, let me just say think again. All you do is select your side (Hero or Dark) and play the scenerio and get all the emblems plain and simple. Besides that the camera angles are a mess you'll get SO frustrated with them. Finally this game is very plain and simple I personally beat the game (without all emblems) in two days but its all how you play. If your a hardcore Sonic fan buy it but expect to be disappointed.

Sonic is Cool

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: April 19, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Sonic Adventure 2 is all around a decent, although somewhat disappointing game. It had a lot of potential, and got surprisingly good reviews, but it did not live up to the hype. Don't get me wrong, Sonic/Shadow levels are awesome, and really fun despite being easy. I would even have to say that Sonic levels by themselves would nab a 5. The game's major fault, however, is the different levels for different characters. It would be fine to play with Knuckles or Tails in levels similar to Sonic ones. They are cool characters. But instead, Tails (as well as Eggman) are put into inane shooter levels. They are bearable, but detract from the games essence. The Knuckles/Rouge levels, on the other hand, are downright horrible, and possess almost no redeeming value (other than you get to be Knuckles, and glide, punch, and climb on things).

The storyline is surprisingly good and well thought out, as well as non-cliched, for a simple action game. Having a Hero and Dark sides of the storyline is really cool, and they help color each other in. The cut scenes are plentiful and well done, though the English voice acting is terrible (Japanese voices with English subtitles is preferable). The bosses and boss fights are interesting and added a special flare (at least the ones that weren't other playable characters). The graphics are nice. A little outdated, but good enough that it doesn't detract from the game. Though the camera is bad enough for it to be impossible to see any of the graphics anyway. On a side note, I think that is exactly how Sonic and Eggman look. I don't know what the other reviewers are talking about. The music is amusing at first, but seemingly not very well done (the menu screen music, if left running for ten minutes, is enough to drive one insane).

One last thing to mention: Chao World. It is a nice, adorable, well programmed, fun little diversion, but is ultimately pointless (especially without a working VMU).

All in all, Sonic Adventure 2 was cool, but with some infuriating flaws, like non-Sonic/Shadow levels, which pulled it down from 5 to 3 stars. Still, I would suggest buying it if you're looking for a little action or adventure. Have fun.

Fun in the short term, but the SA1 flaws are still there.

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 3 / 6
Date: July 06, 2001
Author: Amazon User

The graphics in this game are amazing. There are realistic streets, lakes, tropical jungles, deserts, pyramids, cities and prison complexes all whizzing by at light-speed. Pity the effort which was spent on the graphics couldn't have been reflected in the gameplay. This game features too many of the mistakes from the original Sonic Adventure. There is a ridiculous camera which often makes things nigh on impossible, especially when you're expected to grip a bar or slide down a two-pixel-wide bridge suspension over a gaping chasm. The camera moves when you least expect it, often refuses to let you see in certain directions and results in too many frustrating and unfair deaths. There are also the cartoon sequences, which are still not bypassable, though they are admittedly entertaining and often amusing, even if the characters' voices are drowned out by music.

If you're a fan of these kinds of games then this is certainly worth a look, as it is genuine eye candy and very playable, if only in the short-term.

ultra sweet game

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: July 20, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This is the best game ever! you will have hours of fun playing this ultra good game.

We just DON'T CARE about Knuckles or Amy

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: September 18, 2002
Author: Amazon User

the Chao angle of this was a horrible addition, that takes up space. It takes eons to make them half-way powerful, and it mostly makes you not want to take the time, while they hoped it would make people obsessed. Some things are done very right and are fun in Chao Gardens, though. The internet aspect never came close to it's potential, it felt more like promises. Knuckles and Amy have such boring game quests and Tails just shoots in a dry adventure of his own. I don't even care about Shadow or the evil version of the good guys, which comes off as a...gimmick. I only want to play as SONIC. And when you're doing that, it's loads of fun, just don't expect to do that much. Overall, I think the first one was better, though they are both worth it.

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